Hiroki

Orecchiette with chanterelles

For this dish, I started by sautéing some leeks and garlic …

Orecchiette is one of my favorite kinds of pasta to make … and eat!

For this dish, I started by sautéing some leeks and garlic for the base flavor. Then I added some cream, Gorgonzola dolce (cheese), kabocha purée and some pasta water. Into the sauce, I tossed orecchiette boiled al dente.

Finally, I quick-sautéed chanterelles in garlic butter to accompany the orecchiette. Buon appetito!

The Obento

The obento (bento box) is a meal filled with love and care. Traditionally made by mothers for…

This obento has rice with furikake sprinkled on it, a firm-boiled egg, bean sprouts, garlic chicken and broccoli.

The obento (bento box) is a meal filled with love and care. Traditionally made by mothers for their children, husbands and other family members to eat when away from home for a meal, the obento is usually for lunch.

I chose obento as the theme of my first blog post because it reminds me of how important it is to prepare each dish with care, a thought I keep foremost in mind when cooking at home or at the UpCountry.

I grew up in Japan, where food is very important. On this blog, I would like to share what I serve at the restaurant, what I eat at home and what I make for my dear friends and family members.

You are what you eat. You are who you are loved by. And you are who/what you care for.

This obento has rice topped with an umeboshi and sesame seeds, an egg and tofu dish, kinpira celery and karaage (fried chicken).

I hope you enjoy my posts.

Thank you.